Softball

Softball Report (Week 2) - Beavers Cap Off Florida Trip 3-3

Mar 12, 2013

GREENWOOD, IN- The Bluffton University softball team capped off its 10-game Florida trip with a 3-3 record last week. Following a three game losing skid, the Beavers (7-3, 0-0 HCAC) ran off wins over Thomas More, Presentation, and Aurora.

Sophomore Katie Clark (New Palestine, Ind./H.S.) led the Beavers during the week, finishing 13-for-27 (.481) at the plate with nine runs scored, four doubles, one triple, one home run, and 10 RBI.

Senior outfielder Shelby Wade (Delaware, Ohio/Buckeye Valley) tied the school single-game record with four stolen bases in a win over Geneva last Monday.

In the circle, junior pitcher Kayla Owens (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) went 3-1 to lead the Beavers' rotation. Owens finished the week with a phenomenal 0.74 earned run average while holding opponents to a .215 batting average. Owens tossed 19.0 innings and allowed just two earned runs with six strikeouts in her four appearances.